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# Why does Pluto take so long to orbit the Sun?

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###### Answered 2009-10-02 21:00:42

It takes Pluto so long to orbit the sun because it is farther away for the sun. eg Mercury can orbit the sun quicker because it is closer.

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## Related Questions

### How long does the sun take to orbit pluto?

No answer The Sun does not orbit Pluto Pluto orbits the Sun, which takes about 248 years.

### Why does pluto take so long to orbit the earth?

No answer Pluto orbits the Sun Pluto does not orbit the Earth

### How long does it take for pulto to orbit the sun?

It takes approximately 247.92 Earth years for Pluto to orbit the Sun.

### How long would it take Pluto at its farthest distance away from the sun to orbit the sun if it was traveling at 62500 miles per second?

The distance of Pluto doesn't matter, since the orbit would be the same no matter how fast Pluto travels.The orbit of Pluto is about 22,698,700,000 miles long. if Pluto traveled that distance at 62500 miles per second, it would take 363179.2 seconds or about 100 hours to orbit the Sun.

### How long does it take to go around the sun?

Pluto takes 247.7 earth years to orbit the sun.

### How long is Pluto orbit around the sun?

Pluto takes 248 years to complete one full orbit around the Sun.

### How long is Plutos orbit?

It takes Pluto 247.9days to orbit the sun.

### How long does it take Pluto to go around the sun?

sometimes its orbit carries it closer to the sun than Neptune

### Why does it take Pluto so long to go around the sun?

Becaus it is so far away from the sun, it has a bigger orbit, so it takes Pluto a long time to travel around the sun

### How long does it take Pluto to orbit the Sun?

Pluto's year - the period of its revolution around the Sun is 90,581 Earth days, roughly 248 Earth years.

### How long does Pluto orbit the sun?

Well, it takes 248.5 (earth) years to orbit the sun

### How long does it take Pluto to orbit around Earth?

Pluto doesn't orbit around the Earth, it orbits around the Sun. Pluto takes 247.92 Earth years to make one trip around the Sun.Pluto does not go round the Earth. Pluto orbits the Sun, just as the Earth and the other planets do.

### How many earth days does it take for Pluto to orbit the sun?

It Take's Pluto 243 Earth Day's, To Orbit The Sun? Pluto is farther away from the sun than Earth, therefore, since it has a longer way to go to completely orbit the Sun, there is no way it can take only 243 days

### Does the sun orbit Pluto?

Pluto, and all of the planets orbit the sun. Not the other way around.

### How many days does it take for pluto to orbit the sun?

It takes Pluto 248 earth years to orbit the sun. It takes Pluto around 90,000 Earth days to orbit the Sun. Thus one Plutonian year is around 246 Earth years.

### How long does it take Uranus Neptune and Pluto to orbit the sun?

It takes Uranus 84.01 earth years. Neptune 164.80. And Pluto 248.00 years.

### How long does it take to get around the sun?

It takes Earth 1 year to orbit the Sun. It takes Pluto 248 years to do the same. The time depends on the distance from the sun and, therefore, the length of the orbit.

### How long does it take Pluto to spin on its axis?

154 hours! Also takes 90,613.305 days to orbit the sun

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